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The Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy @gvagrad.bsky.social‬ explores the plurality of experiences with democracies in a global & comparative perspective| RT ≠ endorsement

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Join an interactive discussion between @gvagrad.bsky.social student and alumni and @kofiannanfdn.bsky.social changemakers, to exchange perspectives, stories, ideas, and learn how we can bridge the divide between activism and academia. 

Register by friday: https://shorturl.at/qI2ig

10.03.2026 12:45 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Why Populism ‘Wins’? The Limits of Mini-Publics in Addressing Power and Legitimacy

Register for our next research seminar:
Why Populism ‘Wins’? The Limits of Mini-Publics in Addressing Power and Legitimacy, by @welpita.bsky.social
@gvagrad.bsky.social @gvagrad-mint.bsky.social @redpolitologas.bsky.social
Info: www.graduateinstitute.ch/communicatio...

09.03.2026 08:57 👍 0 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
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The Institute will host the event: Iran: Voices of the Uprising
on Monday, 9th March.
The screening of the film 'Where God Is Not' will be followed by a panel discussion.

Partners:
@fifdh.bsky.social
@courrierinter.bsky.social

@sanambna.bsky.social
@whatthewomensay.bsky.social

👉 shorturl.at/4YW7j

04.03.2026 10:40 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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From Liberalism to Illiberalism This is a question that has become increasingly central to the public debate and one that is undoubtedly on the minds of many of us. For many across what we habitually call «the West», with all the li...

"we should ask ourselves, was liberalism really the default all those years? And if so what kind of definition did we give to that apparently simple term? And who is we? Did we all have the same definition, did we all talk of the same thing?"
-writes Director @mlsalles.bsky.social.
shorturl.at/GoCjM

05.03.2026 09:07 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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From unequal foundations to a shared post-2030 future for education? This think piece examines how the historically uneven foundations of cooperation in education continue to shape global governance. As the international community plans for a post-2030 future, it calls

PhD researcher Alex Howells reflects on the
legacies of international development,
today’s geopolitical tensions and
lessons for a post-2030 framework for education.

His piece has just been published as part of UNESCO’s Futures of Education Ideas LAB series.

www.unesco.org/en/articles/...

05.03.2026 09:21 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
America First, Global Consequences: The New Geopolitics of Industry
America First, Global Consequences: The New Geopolitics of Industry YouTube video by Geneva Graduate Institute

US policy shifted away from traditional "aid diplomacy" toward a form of "supply diplomacy", which creates partnerships but also competition. Relationships with resource rich countries have become increasingly negotiated, and not simply one sided. - Assistant Prof. Calvaho
🎧 youtu.be/2ZxdvNYpLRY?...

06.03.2026 13:49 👍 1 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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‼️ El #8M pasó pero la consigna permanece. En la ciencia política, en la academia y en la vida pública, seguimos afirmando que no hay democracia, conocimiento ni futuro sin mujeres.

Somos muchas, investigando, enseñando, produciendo y transformando.

#NoSinMujeres ⬇️

09.03.2026 08:53 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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🔊 Glad to take part in the @ahcdemocracy.bsky.social Research Seminar. Thanks @nenadstojanovic.bsky.social @laurabullon.bsky.social
cc @gvagrad.bsky.social @gvagrad-mint.bsky.social
Register here: lnkd.in/eMurxNHZ

23.02.2026 15:13 👍 3 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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"My courses draw on sociology, anthropology, political science, economics, and philosophy, allowing students to critically evaluate global inequalities while connecting theory to contemporary debates and their own lived experiences."
Meet Professor Graziella Moraes Dias Da Silva
👇
shorturl.at/rIcSB

23.02.2026 13:51 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Our latest Research Bulletin is out!

🎤 upcoming events
📚 recent publications
🎥 Multimedia
👥 visitors
📣 calls for papers
🏆 awarded grants

@gvagrad.bsky.social

👉 www.graduateinstitute.ch/sites/intern...

23.02.2026 13:55 👍 3 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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Our new commentary series analyses ‘just transition’ discourses, youth activism, and impacts on policy and politics. Read our first blog post by Maria Mexi: What Geneva reveals about climate justice, ‘glocal’ governance, and democratic renewal

https://shorturl.at/OdX3y

24.02.2026 10:41 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Learn how to spot disinformation, deepfakes & media manipulation and build real analytical + creative skills along the way. Join Project DE.CO.DE

More information: https://www.graduateinstitute.ch/communications/news/defending-democracy-age-disinformation

@gvagrad.bsky.social

17.02.2026 13:52 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The Geneva Graduate Institute is recruiting a new
Head of Applied Research Projects (ARPs).

Applications are due 1 March for a 1 June start date.

Find out more: lnkd.in/eG7wH_kp

11.02.2026 14:04 👍 2 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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IL Colloquium resumes next week with the start of the Spring semester.

We are pleased to welcome Professor Anna Chadwick (University of Glasgow) — Towards a Legal Theory of Price?

19 Feb 2026 | 12:45–14:00

12.02.2026 09:13 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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American Journal of Political Science | MPSA Journal | Wiley Online Library This article explores a distinctive approach to parliamentarism advanced by key figures from India's founding period in response to their anxieties about concerns about the masses’ backwardness along...

"The best" or representatives of a society's diversity? To govern or to educate the masses? The debate over the role of parliament in postcolonial India (while the executive concentrates power). A 💎, by Udit Bhatia. Preparing my course @gvagrad-mint.bsky.social @gvagrad.bsky.social rebrand.ly/27eb0b

12.02.2026 09:22 👍 2 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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new episode of Democracy in Question out now! Prof Jayadeva Uyangoda traces the deeper history of dedemocratization, and how Sri Lanka’s experience speaks to youth led movements across South and Southeast Asia.

Listen: https://democracy-in-question.simplecast.com/episodes/jayadeva-uyangoda

11.02.2026 12:31 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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📣 A 50 años del golpe de Estado del 24 de marzo de 1976 en Argentina, toca hacer una reflexión crítica sobre las continuidades y rupturas entre democracia y dictadura.

🗓️ Ginebra, 13 y 14 de marzo de 2026. @gvagrad.bsky.social

05.02.2026 10:33 👍 9 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
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New PhD in #InternationalLaw – "Vaccine Hesitancy: How International Law Shapes Trust in Science"

🎓 Sophia Mo explains how international law can contribute to mistrust of scientific knowledge.
🎤 interview: shorturl.at/ZNBw0

@gvagrad.bsky.social @gvagrad-law.bsky.social

#PhDDefense #Health #WHO

05.02.2026 08:12 👍 3 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0

Book launch & discussion
Humanitarianism from Below? Universalism and the Politics of Inhumanity
with Till Mostowlansky

Find out more
graduateinstitute.ch/communications/events/humanitarianism-below-universalism-and-politics-inhumanity

Tuesday, 3 March 2026
16:15–17:45
Maison de la paix, Room S5

05.02.2026 10:02 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Who gets to define humanitarianism?

For decades, humanitarian action has been framed as a project led by wealthy states and international organisations. But what happens when we look from below?

05.02.2026 10:02 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

This semester I’ll be teaching “Democracies in Context.”
Curious what students can expect from the class? This and more here www.graduateinstitute.ch/communicatio...

@gvagrad-mint.bsky.social @gvagrad.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu @ahcdemocracy.bsky.social

26.01.2026 11:36 👍 5 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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🎓 New PhD | How Western feminism shape legal discrimination against veiled Muslim women in Europe.

@gvagrad.bsky.social #PhDDefense #MuslimWomen #HumanRights #FeministLegalTheory #Intersectionality

shorturl.at/ydslI

26.01.2026 08:27 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

Democracy in question is a podcast produced in collaboration with @weareceu.bsky.social

19.01.2026 08:21 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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New episode of Democracy in Question!

Political sociologist Éva Fodor breaks down the strategies shaping Hungary’s illiberal turn this model and why similar patterns are emerging in other countries.

Listen here: https://democracy-in-question.simplecast.com/episodes/eva-fodor

19.01.2026 08:21 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Hungary’s “carefare” policy discussed in new episode of Democracy in Question

Listen to the episode here: democracy-in-question.simplecast.com/404.html

@weareceu.bsky.social @gvagrad.bsky.social

14.01.2026 13:52 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Deadline is 15 January *2026
Looking forward to your abstracts!
@welpita.bsky.social @ahcdemocracy.bsky.social @clpn.bsky.social

22.12.2025 15:57 👍 1 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 2
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Reproductive Agency vs. Authoritarian Demographics discussed in new episode of Democracy in Question

Listen to the full episode here: www.graduateinstitute.ch/communications/news/reproductive-agency-vs-authoritarian-demographics-discussed-new-episode

@weareceu.bsky.social  @gvagrad.bsky.social

10.12.2025 13:38 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
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"La jeunesse mondiale développe de nouvelles formes d'engagement politique" | RTS La génération Z se mobilise pour faire entendre les revendications de toute une jeunesse, à travers le monde. En Asie, en Afrique, en Amérique latine, des manifestations mettent les autorités sous pre...

AHCD Executive Director Christine Lutringer was the special guest of RTS’ Geopolitis programme on Gen Z’s changing forms of political engagement worldwide.https://www.rts.ch/info/monde/2025/article/la-generation-z-bouscule-la-politique-mondiale-revoltes-et-changements-29050773.html

01.12.2025 09:34 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Recall referendums in Peruvian municipalities: a political weapon for bad losers or an instrument of accountability? Between 1997 and 2013, more than 5000 recall referendums were activated against democratically elected authorities from 747 Peruvian municipalities (45.5% of all municipalities). This makes Peru th...

Peru became the world leader in recall referendums. What drove it—and what did it do to democracy? Beyond innovation: power games!
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

26.11.2025 08:13 👍 6 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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➡️ How firms and governments adapt to uncertainty in Global #Trade ?

As global trade rules shift rapidly, 🎓 Christian Winkler examines how firms and governments pursue new institutions for stability and predictability.
#internationaleconomics #phd @gvagrad.bsky.social

🎤 Interview: shorturl.at/btmJZ

17.11.2025 12:28 👍 3 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0